The Portland daily press., 1887-12-31
MeetIng OF the Fishery commission
Postponed.

PoStponeo.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-By mutual con-
sent, the British plenipotentiarfes and the
American commissioners have agreed to
postpone the date for reassembling the fish
cry commission from the 4th to the 7th OF
TO enable Mr. Chamberlain to hear from the
British government regarding the proposals
which he forwarded at the time OF the ad-
J0urnment. Mr. Chamberlain has LETT Otta-
wa to attend the banquet rendered him by
the Toronto Board of Trade. Before return
ing to Ottawa he will visit Niagara Falls
cullom's Postal Telegraph Bill.
Senator Cullom will introduce an amend
ment to his postal telegraph bill Immediately
after the reassembling Of Congress, chang
ing the rates named in the original bill more
especially for transmission Of press matter
He has concluded there ought TO be no diff
ference upon government lines between SER
vice Of like character rendered ever ing and
morning papers. He appreciates lthC weight
Of the reason which leads private companies
to charge more for day than night service,
namely, the fact that the wires are in greater
demand for commercial messages at compara-
lively high rates during the hours from ten
IN the morning till two or three in the after
noon, but believes such reasons should not
operate as regards governmental lines; that
the BONtfuultnI klOW no
patrons as to rates for like classes OF busi-
ness or as to the order Of transmissions. Rates
to be named in the amendment are based
upon unit of hundred words or fraction
thereof, and are as foll0ws
For 500 miles or less 20 cents.
Between 500 and 1000 miles 20 cents.
Between 1000 and 300 miles 80 cents
Between 1900 and 2OOO miles 40 cents.
Between 20u0 aud 5000 miles 45 cents
Fer more than 5000 miles 90 cents.
6 fha "A
patch is sent TO different newspapers at the
same or different offices tho Postmaster Cen
eral is to prescribe the rates to be charged
for the drop" copies.
Increasing Revenues.
Stated government revenue for the calen-
dar year Is $685., 90, 900 compared to $3.50, ,OOO,-
coo for 1886. The receipts for December will
approximate $29,000,000. Expenditures $13,-
100000.
Senator Blackburn's Friends Anx-
The friends of Senator Blackburn are
greatly alarmed regarding his health, it be-
ing reported on good authority that he Is
suffering from cancer OF the stomach.
a New Maine Postmaster.
Robert Hayden was today appointed post
master at East Benton, Somerset county,
vice Henrietta III. Moore, resigned.
Another Tariff Bill.
Representative Browne Of Indiana, mem
mer Of the ways and means committee, Is
preparing a tariff bill, which he proposes to
submit to his colleagues on the Republican
side of the House, as substitute for any
tariff bill the Democrats may bring in. He
thinks there is chance Of the Democrats
bringing into the House such tariff bill
that the Republicans could not afford to vote
against it. Then, whatever credit accrued
would go to the Democrats. He proposes
that the Republicans have bill OF their
own, and then, if the Democrats adopt one
of the same sort, the Republicans can claim
they first made the suggestion. The bill Is
not yet quite ready. He expects to complete
it in time to submit it to party friends and
get it to the ways and means committee be-
fore they have time to report bill. In char
acter it will not differ widely from what is
liable to be taken by the Democrats as a
compromise. 1t will propose the repeal Of
the tobacco tax, the entire duty on sugar,
salt and lumber. and reduce the duty on
some grades Of wool or probably place the
coarser grades ON the free list. The aim will
be to take the tax off of articles entering in
to every day consumption, az far as possible,
without disturbing needed protection"